Elevated carrier.



No. 65,113. PATENTED SEPT. 3, 1907. w. LOUDEN. BLEVATED CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED R0122. 1905.

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WILLIAM LOUDEN, OF FAIRFIELD, IOWA.

ELEVATED CARRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 3, 1907.

Application filed November 22, 1905. Serial No- 288,522.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM LOUDEN, a citizen of the United, States,residing at Fairfield, in the county of Jefferson and State of Iowa,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Elevated Carriers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to carriers adapted to run on an elevated track andfitted for the attachment of articles thereto so as to be carriedthereby, and it has for its object the construction of the main frame insuch a way that articles of various kinds may be readily attached tovarious parts of the frame, and that attachments of one kind may bereadily replaced by attachments of a different kind. Also, of otherobjects and features as set forth in the specification and morespecifically defined in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a perspective of a carrier embodying my invention asarranged to carry milk cans. Fig. 2 is the same fitted with a platformon which to set the milk cans to be carried. Fig. 3 is the same arrangedto carry a feed or litter box or bucket. Fig. 4 is a vertical crosssection on line 44' of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail view. I

Referring to the drawings, A represents the overhead track which isshown as a suspended wire or cable but may be of any desiredconstruction, forming substantially a single line of track. B representsthe main frame which is essentially a single horizontally disposed bar,having upturned ends 0, carrying wheels D to run on the track A. Theparts C have their ends doubled back so as to form loops or casings inwhich the wheels D are mounted by means of axles or stud pins E passedthrough said casings. One of the ends of the stud pin is shouldered andhas a threaded end with nut F, and the other end has a hole drilledthrough it in which is inserted a pin G having one of its ends bent atright angles to its body. A hole is made in the wheel casing adjacent tothe hole in which the large end of the stud pin E is passed, and thebent end of the pin is inserted in this hole. By this means the wheelcasing is kept from spreading and the stud pin is held from workingloose and turning in the holes of the casing.

As shown in Fig. 1, the articles to be carried, which may be common milkcans H, are connected to the bar B by suitably shaped hooks I which maybe readily placed at any point along the horizontal portion of the barand be removed as required. When larger dairy cans .l are to be handledit will be preferable to use a platform K. In such cases holes L aremade in the up-' turned ends G and bolts 0 are passed therethrough.Hangers M are secured thereto'by means of these bolts and the platform Kis supported by these hangers. When a feed or litter box N, or othersimilar device is to be carried the hangers M to which the platform isconnected are removed and similar hangers M, adapted to support the box,or other device to be carried, are attached by means of the bolts 0passed through the holes L, as most plainly shown in Fig. 4. The hangersM and M are preferably diverged at their lower ends to more securelysupport the receptacle. By this means the main frame of the carrier,consisting essentially of the single horizontal carrier bar B havingupturned ends 0 carrying wheels D to run on an overhead track, can beused for a variety of purposes without any change whatever. All thatwill be necessary will be to remove one attachment and substituteanother, and the entire apparatus can be cheaply made and convenientlyadapted to the use required. The attachments can be made at any pointalong the horizontal portion of the carrier bar, and also to theupturned ends by means of the holes therein, and the body of the bar andthe upturned ends being all in line with each other and with the track,it

will always run substantially true and will hold articles attachedthereto in proper position.

What I claim is 1. In elevated carriers, an overhead track, a singlecarrier bar horizontally disposed immediately below the track and havingintegral upturned ends substantially in line with the track and with thebody of the bar, wheels mounted on said upturned ends to run on thetrack, and means adapted to be removably connected to the bar at sundrypoints thereon for the suspension of articles thereto.

2. In elevated carriers, an overhead track, a single carrier barhorizontally disposed immediately below the track and having integralupturned ends substantially in line with the track and with the body ofthe bar, wheels mounted on said upturned ends to run on the track, andmeans adapted to be interchangeably connected to the bar at sundrypoints thereon for the suspension of articles thereto. a

3. In elevated carriers, an overhead track, a single car rier barhorizontally disposed immediately below the track and having integralupturned ends substantially in line with the track and with the body ofthe bar, wheels mounted on said upturned ends to run on the track, andhangers removably connected to the bar at sundry points thereon for thesuspension of articles thereto.

4. In elevated carriers, an overhead track, a single carrier barhorizontally disposed immediately below the track and having integralupturned ends substantially in line with the track and with the body ofthe bar, wheels mounted on said upturned ends to run on the track, andhangers removably connected to the upturned ends of the bar, and areceptacle secured to the lower ends of the hanger.

5. In a device of the character described, a track, a wheel to run uponthe track, a casingfor the wheel, a stud pin having a hole in one of itsends passed through the wheel and easing, a pin having one of its endsbent at right angles to its body, passed through said hole in the studpin, and a hole in the adjacent side to the casing to receive the bentend of the pin.

G. In a device of the character described, a track, a wheel to run uponthe track, a casing for the wheel, a stud pin having a shoulder andthreaded nut on one end, and a hole in the other end, said stud pinbeing passed through the wheel and easing, a pin having one of its endsbent at right angles to its body, and a hole in the adjacent side of thecasing to receive and hold the bent end of the pin.

7. In elevated carriers, an overhead track, a'single carrier barhorizontally disposed immediately below the track and having integralupturned ends substantially in line with the track and with the body ofthe bar, wheels mounted on said upturned ends to run on the track, andhangers connected to opposite sides of the upturned ends and downwardlyand outwardly diverged, and a receptacle 10 secured to the lower ends ofthe hangers.

S. In elevated carriers, an overhead track, a sing'le'car' rier barhorizontally disposed immediately below said track, and having upturnedends in line therewith and with the body of the bar, wheels mounted onsaid upturned ends to'run on the track, holes in said upturned ends,bolts passed therethrough, hangers connected to the 0p posite sides 01the upturned ends by means of said holts, and a receptacle attached tothe lower ends of the hangers.

WILLIAM LOUDEN. Witnesses H. H. Movnn, F. H. IIIGBY.

